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Please Don't Try This At Home!!
Dateline 5-30-04 AP
Rio Talea, Mexico - alone in her one room cabin in the mountains, Ines Perez felt the pounding pain of labor. The nearest clinic was 50 miles away on rough roads. After 12 hours of constant pain, she sat down, took several gulps of rubbing alcohol, took a 6 inch knife she used for butchering and began to cut. Through skin, fat and muscle, she reached the uterus and pulled out her baby boy. She cut the umbilical cord and passed out.
She is the only woman ever known to have performed a successful Caesarean section on herself. The incision was 7 inches long and was sutured by a local nurse with regular needle and thread. By sitting forward in the traditional Indian birthing position instead of lying down, she ensured that her uterus was directly under the skin and that she would not cut her intestine. She had slaughtered chickens and other animals and knew approximately what to expect.
She said she would not recommend it to other women, "It was very painful and people could die."
She certainly gets our vote for an incredible woman. Her story was published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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